Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton have defined a generation of F1 rivalry, but following a bruising season for Hamilton at Ferrari, the Red Bull star showed a side fans don’t often see. Asked whether Hamilton might consider walking away after a difficult ...

This is the live blog for day 1 of the winter test in Bahrain on Wednesday, 11 February 2026. Read everything about what happened on and around the track, with GPblog reporter Nicole Mulder present

Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc joined four-time world champion Max Verstappen in making their 2026 preseason debuts in a quieter second day of testing.

Max Verstappen has offered a blunt assessment of Lewis Hamilton’s disastrous first season at Ferrari, with the seven-time world champion now just two races away from finishing a year without a single podium — something unprecedented in his career.

Now, Verstappen has been joined by fellow Dutch legends Virgil van Dijk and DJ Martin Garrix for Heineken's new 'Fans Have More Friends' promotion, which sees the Red Bull F1 star attempt to blend in so he can enjoy sports as a regular fan.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during the qualifying session ahead of the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)(AP/Altaf Qadri) ABU ...

Max Verstappen will not be in action today at the Barcelona circuit, GPblog has learned. So far during this week's pre-season, the Dutchman has completed half a day of running in the new RB22,

Lewis Hamilton, to many, is the greatest driver that modern motorsports has ever seen. But an underrated factor in his seven drivers' titles at McLaren and Merc